John B. Kendrick

John Benjamin Kendrick (6 September 1857-3 November 1933) was Governor of Wyoming (D) from 4 January 1915 to 26 February 1917, succeeding Joseph M. Carey and preceding Frank L. Houx, and a US Senator from 4 March 1917 to 3 November 1933, succeeding Clarence D. Clark and preceding Joseph C. O'Mahoney.

Biography
John Benjamin Kendrick was born in Rusk, Texas in 1857, and he moved cattle for 1,500 miles from Texas to Wyoming in 1879. He settled on a ranch near Sheridan, where he raised cattle as a cowboy, ranch foreman, and cattle company owner. He later served as a bank president, and he served in the Wyoming State Senate from 1910 to 1914. From 1915 to 1917, Kendrick served as Governor, but he resigned as Governor after being elected to the US Senate. He began the investigations into the Teapot Dome scandal in 1922, and he died in office in 1933.